Suck it noobs! (Ekko "Nerf")

7uPm1g2JBN·Jun 8, 2015·2 votes·1,556 views

Ekko Base Movement Speed decreased from 345 to 340

Parallel Convergence (W)

Tooltip Update: Maximum damage of passive vs minions and monsters has been decreased from 400 to 150 Now grants vision only after the field is put down, not immediately when the spell is cast Mana cost increased from 30/40/50/60/70 to 50/55/60/65/70

For all of you crying and screaming for an Ekko nerf.... Well here it is! Hah! Ekko is not OP and the developers know it. Hence this tiny change to his W spamability early game, and the fact its a ward in a bottle. Please stay and enjoy a cup of coffee. Let the salt sink in. Thanks!

11 Comments

Neo CyrusJun 8, 20153 votes

Silver player calling people noobs for pointing out his favourite pick is broken as shit. I guess that means all the casters and pros are noobs. Stay Silver.

And don't worry, either he stays perma banned or he'll be nerfed more. You won't get too much freelo.

Also, yes, he's disabled in the LCS for being blatantly broken OP.

76SummersJun 8, 20152 votes

this is usually a primer before a nerf ya know.. look at lucian..

DominosThotJun 8, 20151 votes

No skin off my teeth, he's a perma ban in ranked Gold so I never see him in game anyway

SnugglePuggle94Jun 8, 20151 votes

Still the nerfs are minor compared to what he needs. Like all his numbers toned down and his damage nerfed on his ult.

FluffehPoroJun 8, 20151 votes

Im so surprised they did not nerf his R at all. The only reason I am surprised is because I heard so many players complain that his ult did wayyyyy too much damage.

IcyPepperJun 8, 20151 votes

They're probably allowing it to have monstrous damage because of the way it's telegraphed. In theory, it should be easy to avoid, and if you lose track of it... well, assassins are supposed to punish.

It might have too much damage, I admit, but Riot might justify it because of the built-in counterplay.

FantasySniperJun 8, 20151 votes

Everyone wants to gut Ekko, meanwhile Riot know what's up.

In the laning phase, this will hurt Ekko's chances of making easy plays.

HorusEyeJun 8, 20151 votes

This is basically nothing but kicking him in the shin. Even his ult doesn't receive any nerf, and his W is the least of my worries.

ProfDrDeathJun 8, 20151 votes

Dunno, MS nerfs usually hit rather hard, even if it is only 5 MS.

Most prominent example:

Lux - Only lost 10 MS and 10 seconds of level 3 ult CD. Goes from staple competitive pick to nerf seen since.

Mob Psycho 100Jun 8, 20151 votes

All that really nerfs is his jungle clear.

If anything, they should reduce the damage on his W passive or reduce the health percentage that it procs to less than 30%

And give his ult a cost. No reason he should have a free escape when he's on the verge of death AND oom.

Sightless66Jun 9, 20151 votes

Ekko is not OP and the developers know it.

This doesn't really prove that. It says that either he is balanced, or he's overpowered and they don't know exactly what to nerf, or that they are uncertain of what his balance state is so they're starting small. Him not being op is the least likely possibility.